Balgarianovinite.com Austrians are among the most pessimistic people in the world, according to the Gallup International End-of-Year Survey, whose findings were made public by electronic media outlets on Thursday. Among the 60 countries surveyed, only people in Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina are more pessimistic about the future than Austrians.
Gallup International surveyed some 1,000 people in each country. Asked about their expectations for 2026, 15% of respondents in Austria said that it would be better than 2025, 41% expected it to be worse, and 39% said it would be the same. Last year, Austrians were even more pessimistic, with 50% saying the year ahead would be worse.
Austria’s net optimism score for 2026 stands at -26 points, matching Ghana and Belgium. Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks slightly lower at -28 points, while Bulgaria shows even greater pessimism, with a score of -36 points.
Kenyans are the most optimistic about the future, with a net score of +67 points, followed by Syria at +61. People in Saudi Arabia (+58), Colombia (+45), and India (+44) are also among the most hopeful.
Globally, 37% of respondents believe that 2026 will be a better year than 2025, while 25% expect it to be worse and 31% expect no major change, according to Gallup International. Austria among Countries Most Pessimistic about 2026 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-01 14:43:50 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law